Brazil’s Scandal-ridden Odebrecht Company Changes Name; Attempting to Turn Over a new Leaf
Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht announced on Friday, December 18th, it has changed its name to Novonor, attempting to turn over...
December 20, 2020Topic
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Brazilian Economy Minister to Stay Until end of Bolsonaro Administration, President Says
Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro said in a video published on Saturday, December 19th, that his finance minister Paulo Guedes assured...
December 20, 2020
Peru’s Construction Sector Grew in Double Digits in November 2020
Peru´s Central Reserve Bank (BCR) on Friday reported that the advance in public investment and the increase in domestic cement...
December 19, 2020
Brazilian Economy to Grow at Least 4% in 2021, Says Economy Minister Guedes
Among the 22 Ministers sworn in by Jair Bolsonaro in January 2019, only two have held the title of super-minister....
December 19, 2020
Peru Military to Enforce Christmas, New Year Lockdown Measures
Peruvian Army troops will be deployed to enforce restrictions on Christmas and New Year, as part of lockdown measures aimed...
December 19, 2020
Half of Brazil’s Child Laborers Work in Dangerous Conditions
Almost half of Brazil’s 1.8 million child labourers work in dangerous conditions, government data showed on Thursday, December 17th, amid...
December 18, 2020
Colombia Daily Coronavirus Cases Reach Highest Number Since August
Colombia’s daily confirmed cases of coronavirus reached their highest level since mid-August on Thursday, December 17th, as the government warned...
December 18, 2020
ILO Reports Latin American Labor Market Retreated a Decade Because of Covid-19
Latin America's labor markets have regressed by at least ten years due to the Covid-19 crisis, which has closed at...
December 18, 2020
Brazil´s President States No One Can Force Vaccination, Confirms He Will Not Take Vaccine
While the STF agreed in majority that vaccination against Covid-19 should be compulsory, President Jair Bolsonaro stated that no one...
December 18, 2020